Intraoperative pneumothorax during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-234

  Tai, Yu Pin ^a   Wei, Chang Kuo ^a   Lai, Yu Yung ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intraoperative complications; Pneumoperitoneum, artificial; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ISOFLURANE; OXYGEN; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIAMYLAL;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 33846859752     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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